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(11) EP 1 235 008 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.08.2004 Bulletin 2004/35

(43) Date of publication A2:
28.08.2002 Bulletin 2002/35

(21) Application number: 02251166.1

(22) Date of filing: 20.02.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F16J 15/10
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 27.02.2001 JP 2001051362

(71) Applicants:
  • NIPPON GASKET CO., LTD.
    Higashiosaka-shi, Osaka-fu (JP)
  • TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Aichi-ken 471-8571 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Mori, Shingo, Nippon Gasket Co., Ltd.
    Higashiosaka-shi, Osaka 578-0901 (JP)
  • Geshi, Kazuyuki, Nippon Gasket Co., Ltd.
    Higashiosaka-shi, Osaka 578-0901 (JP)
  • Hiroshima, Kazuya, Nippon Gasket Co., Ltd.
    Higashiosaka-shi, Osaka 578-0901 (JP)
  • Yoshijima, Kazuya, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken 471-8571 (JP)
  • Murayama, Masao, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken 471-8571 (JP)
  • Asano, Takashi, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken 471-8571 (JP)

(74) Representative: Jenkins, Peter David et al
PAGE WHITE & FARRER 54 Doughty Street
London WC1N 2LS
London WC1N 2LS (GB)

   


(54) Gasket for sealing tri-face area


(57) A gasket is disclosed, which is adapted for the use in sealing of a tri-face area(27) where a cylinder block(6), cylinder head(5) and timing-chain housing(7) meet together and come into abutment against one another. With the gasket of this invention, a deposit of bonding agent(3) is applied on an end lug(4) of a solid gasket material(1) to improve the adhesive property and close adherence of the solid gasket material(1) with a fluid gasket material(2) that is filled in the tri-face area(27). The fluid gasket material(2) charged in the tri-face area(27) is securely fastened to the solid gasket material(1) through the bonding agent(3). The end lug(4) of the solid gasket material(1) on which the bonding agent(3) is applied is exposed to the tri-face area(27) where both the cylinder head(5) and the cylinder block(6) are cut at their confronting edges to form bevels(11,12).






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